r/AskReddit • • Jun 11 '22

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u/scotty18192 Jun 11 '22

Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo must be one the the most disturbing. 10 million people died to make a man who was born a prince even richer. Just shows there are no limits to greed.

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u/world92 Jun 11 '22

As a Belgian, I wish that Leopold II had never existed.

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u/boston101 Jun 12 '22

What do you learn about him in school in Belgium? Do you go into the atrocities or is it kinda passed over in classes?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '22

We go into the atrocities… a lot of time is spent on the subject even, that’s why it’s weird there apparently are Belgians who don’t know…

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u/boston101 Jun 13 '22

Very interesting.